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Boeing is set to launch NASA astronauts for the first time after years of struggle
Boeing has called off its first astronaut launch because of a fluttering rocket valve
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WATCH LIVE: Boeing to Launch NASA Astronauts Into Space for First Time
Two NASA astronauts will hitch a ride to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Boeing capsule Monday night, a critical test for the embattled aerospace giant as it launches humans into space for the first time.Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams are set to blast off from Cape Canaveral in a Boeing Starliner spacecraft at 10:34 p.m. ET. A livestream of the launch can be viewed below.Assuming the launch goes as planned, Wilmore and Williams will pilot the Starliner as it...
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Boeing space launch: NASA astronauts preparing for first crewed mission
After more than a decade of engineering, a Boeing spacecraft is headed to the International Space Station with two of NASA's most experienced astronauts at the helm.Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will be the first NASA astronauts to crew a Starliner mission. Both astronauts are retired U.S. Navy captains. "I sort of have to pinch myself a little bit to understand we’re going," shared Williams.Boeing came up with the idea for the Starliner in 2012 and got a NASA contract four years later....